News briefs: Trends in hospital volumes and margins, and other forces shaping healthcare finance
Read about the key factors that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice June and July 2020.
How to develop a winning pricing strategy in the post-COVID-19 consumer market
Providers and health plans should prepare for federally imposed price transparency mandates imposed by developing comprehensive pricing strategies tailored to their specific market positions, financials and operational objectives.
News briefs September 2020: Trends in hospital volumes and margins, and other forces shaping healthcare finance
Read about the key factors that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice in August 2020.
Price transparency as a guiding principle: directionally correct
HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer offers a perspective on HFMA’s approach to price transparency vis-à-vis the upcoming CMS regulations on payment rate transparency.
Funny the way it is: Reflecting on healthcare industry dislocations
Healthcare leaders can go a long way toward improving the nation's healthcare cost problem by understanding health inequity its origins. Some dislocations have been triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but others have long existed in the industry.
Biohacking: What healthcare finance leaders need to know about this evolving enterprise
Biohacking is an emerging concept in healthcare that may have value in enabling healthcare providers to better manage the costs of care.
Majority of nursing homes are operating at a loss, survey finds
The majority of nursing homes are operating at a loss and three-quarters expect to run out of operating funds within a year, according to a new survey.
Cleveland Clinic strikes deal to provide virtual second opinions to Aetna members
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says center of excellence models, similar to those the Cleveland Clinic partners with, select employers that have proven ability to reduce the total cost of care and improve outcomes.
California providers scrambling amid fires, heat waves, COVID-19 — and now blackouts
California providers are struggling with challenges from fires, heat waves, power outages and a COVID-19 spike.
What’s new in the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs as of Aug. 17
HHS failed Aug. 17 to release guidance providers need to file reports for lost revenue and increased expenses amid COVID-19; HFMA will continue to monitor its website.